Is PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

PEP belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Beverages – Non-Alcoholic industry. The current market capitalization of PepsiCo Inc is $227.19B. A total of 4.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.68M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Krishnan Ramkumar sold 4,563 shares of PEP for 164.44 per share on Mar 11 ’24. After the transaction, the CEO, PBNA now owns 59,573 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23 ’24, Willemsen Eugene sold 7,700 shares at 169.74 per share. PEP shares that CEO, AMESA & Intl Beverages owns now total 16,715.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Johnston Hugh F disposed of 48,388 shares on Nov 10 ’23 at a per-share price of $166.65. This resulted in the Vice Chairman, EVP & CFO holding 96,627 shares of PEP after the transaction.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. PepsiCo Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.06, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.20. PEP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $1.2650 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The PEP stock dividend was $1.2650 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PEP has a high of $196.88 and a low of $155.83.

As of this writing, PEP has an earnings estimate of $1.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.59 per share and a lower estimate of $1.5. The company reported an EPS of $2.25 in the last quarter, which was 4.70% higher than expectations of $2.15.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. PEP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $5.99B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $40.78B in debt and $26.22B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.47, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $16.15B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PEP is Buy with a score of 4.18.

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